World Grand Prix 1999 (Darts)
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World Grand Prix 1999
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
| venue |
Casino Rooms , Rochester (Kent) |
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| Defending champion |
 Phil Taylor
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| Attendees | 16 |
| Opening game | October 20, 1999 |
| Endgame | October 24, 1999 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 38,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 9,000 |
| winner |
Phil Taylor
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The World Grand Prix was a major tournament in darts and was organized for the second time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from October 20 to 24, 1999 . The venue for the second time was the Casino Rooms in Rochester (Kent) .
The defending champion was Phil Taylor , who won the tournament again for the second time.
format
The tournament was played as a combination of knockout and round tournaments .
The group stage was based on the following system:
Game 1: Player A against Player B
Game 2: Player C against Player D
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 against Winner of Game 2 (Winner reaches the quarter finals)
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 against Loser of Game 2
Game 5: Winner from game 4 against losers from game 3 (winner reaches quarter-finals)
In the group stage, the game was played in the best of 5 sets mode. In the final a best of 11 sets . Each leg was played in 501 double-in-double-out mode.
Prize money
A total of £ 38,000 in prize money was distributed. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
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| winner | (1) | £ 9,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 5,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 3,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 2,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 1,500 / 1,000 |
| £ 38,000 | ||
Seeding list
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Results
Group stage
The group stage was from 20. – 21. October. The games were played in the best of 5 sets mode.
| game | encounter | ||
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| 1 |
Phil Taylor
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3 : 0 |
Dennis Priestley
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| 2 |
Alan Warriner
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3 : 0 |
 Gary Mawson
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| 3 |
Phil Taylor
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3 : 0 |
Alan Warriner
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| 4th |
Gary Mawson
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0: 3 |
Dennis Priestley
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| 5 |
Dennis Priestley
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3 : 2 |
Alan Warriner
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Group 2
| game | encounter | ||
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| 1 |
Peter Manley
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3 : 0 |
Keith Deller
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| 2 |
John Part
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3 : 0 |
Graeme Stoddart
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| 3 |
Peter Manley
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3 : 0 |
John Part
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| 4th |
Graeme Stoddart
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2: 3 |
Keith Deller
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| 5 |
Keith Deller
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3 : 0 |
John Part
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Group 3
| game | encounter | ||
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| 1 |
Shayne Burgess
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3 : 0 |
 Steve Brown
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| 2 |
Peter Evison
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3 : 0 |
John Ferrell
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| 3 |
Shayne Burgess
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3 : 1 |
Peter Evison
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| 4th |
John Ferrell
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1: 3 |
Steve Brown
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| 5 |
Peter Evison
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3 : 2 |
Steve Brown
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Group 4
| game | encounter | ||
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| 1 |
Rod Harrington
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3 : 2 |
Bob Anderson
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| 2 |
Paul Lim
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1: 3 |
Chris Mason
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| 3 |
Rod Harrington
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3 : 2 |
Chris Mason
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| 4th |
Bob Anderson
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3 : 2 |
Paul Lim
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| 5 |
Chris Mason
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3 : 0 |
Bob Anderson
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Final round
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Quarterfinals Oct. 22, 1999 best of 5 sets |
Semi-finals Oct. 23, 1999 best of 9 sets |
Finale October 24, 1999 best of 11 sets |
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Rod Harrington 84.51
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Keith Deller 79.57
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Rod Harrington 86.39
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4th | |||||||||||
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Phil Taylor 93.85
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Phil Taylor 101.71
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Peter Evison 81.59
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| 3 |
Phil Taylor 92.59
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| 4th |
Shayne Burgess 81.26
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Peter Manley 76.22
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Chris Mason 83.09
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Peter Manley 82.67
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Shayne Burgess 84.71
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Shayne Burgess 84.27
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Dennis Priestley 89.46
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Web links
- Report on darts1.de
- World Grand Prix 1999 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Grand Prix 1999 (Darts) in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)